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US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country•​ US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and are on their way to New York after a “large scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:Donald Trump has confirmed that the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, are heading to New York. Trump told Fox News on Saturday that the couple

UK prime minister describes situation as fast-moving and is waiting for more details to emerge• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesSir Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in the US operation in Venezuela, in which the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife were “captured” by special forces and the capital, Caracas, hit with airstrikes.Speaking for the first time since Donald Trump launched his extraordinary attack, the prime minister said he had not spoken to the US president, and that the UK was keen to establish “the facts” of what had happened. Continue reading... Source link

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship• US attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and had flown them out of the country.The stunning attack and unprecedented capture of a sitting president follow months of an intense US pressure campaign against Venezuela. Since September, the US navy has amassed a huge fleet off the Venezuelan coast and

US president says: ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’Full report: Venezuela accuses US of attacking Caracas as explosions rock capitalThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-explosions-venezuela-maduro-latest-news-updates-live Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Hamish Mackay (earlier) Publish date :